MARTIN MANUKYAN

Responsible for monitoring the work of the

Office of the Public Defender

of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia,

Lecturer at the Department of Jurisprudence

of the Yerevan University “Gladzor”,

Candidate of Legal Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2025.4-6-124

Annotation.

Analysis of the main models of Western European parliamentarism and the practice of their development shows that the structure of power in them has its own characteristics, since it is adapted to the socio-political conditions in each specific case. At the same time, it should be noted that parliamentarism is universally based on those constitutional provisions that enshrine the principle of separation of powers, mechanisms of checks and balances, freedom of activity of various political parties. At the same time, this political institution cannot function effectively if a social structure and civil society characterized by a high legal and political culture of the population are not formed. The parliament symbolizes and implements the political representation of the national state or, what is the same, the nation-state, accepts the oath of the head of state, expresses confidence in the government on behalf of the sovereign people and transfers powers to it; makes statements on international and domestic political issues; etc. The author of the article believes that it is the specifics of the relationship between the representative and executive powers that form the basis of the classification of parliaments (chambers) presented in this article: dominant, autonomous, with limited jurisdiction, and subordinate.

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HAYKUSH HAROYAN

PhD Student at the Chair of Criminal Procedure and Criminology,

Faculty of Law, Yerevan State University,

Assistant to the Judge at the Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2025.4-6-113

Annotation.

The aim of the article is to analyze several issues related to the legal norms regulating the grounds and conditions for applying the special procedure of trial through the plea bargaining process, as provided by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia (RA). The practical significance of this work lies in the fact that it identifies and examines the existing shortcomings and problematic aspects of the legal norms and mechanisms governing the plea bargaining process as stipulated in parts 1 and 2 of Article 458 of the RA Criminal Procedure Code. Based on this, conclusions and recommendations are made.

In this regard, the article is relevant, as the conclusions and proposals presented may serve as a theoretical source on the “plea bargaining procedure” institute.

The article discusses issues such as shifting the decision on continuing a case through the plea bargaining procedure to an earlier stage of criminal proceedings, establishing other circumstances that exclude the application of plea bargaining, in particular, introducing a limitation that the procedure can be applied only once with respect to the same person, among others.

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ZORAYR HARUTYUNYAN

Advocate, Member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia,

PhD in Law

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2025.4-6-104

Annotation.

This scientific article explores the right of individuals whose fundamental right to liberty was restricted due to coercive measures applied during criminal proceedings and who were subsequently acquitted to seek compensation for non-pecuniary damage. It examines the procedures and conditions governing such compensation arising from violations of fundamental rights and wrongful convictions, analyzes the established judicial practice on the matter, and evaluates the effectiveness of legislative mechanisms designed to ensure the enforcement of this compensation. The analysis of well-established case law, as set forth by the Cassation Court of the Republic of Armenia and the European Court of Human Rights, facilitates the identification of distinctive features of domestic legal regulation in Armenia, as well as the specific characteristics of compensation for the non-pecuniary damage under consideration. Particular attention is devoted to issues related to violations of the right to a trial within a reasonable time in civil cases initiated by claims for compensation of non-pecuniary damage resulting from fundamental rights violations. Based on a comprehensive review of Armenian legislation and judicial practice, this article identifies the problem of inefficiency in the procedures and mechanisms established for realizing the right to compensation for non-pecuniary damage, the recognition of which constitutes its primary objective.

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ARMAN BABAKHANYAN

Judge of the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Armavir Province of the RA,

Lecturer at the Chair of Criminal Law of YSU

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2025.4-6-84

Annotation.

This article is dedicated to some key issues in the criminal-legal fight against the participants of the thieves’ world and persons associated with it. In the article, the author referred to some issues of the objective side, the subjective side, the negative characteristic of the corpus delicti provided for in Article 324 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, as well as some issues of exemption from criminal liability in cases of positive post-criminal behavior, because some of the approaches taken by the legislator in relation to them are problematic, which is why this research is so relevant.

As a result, the author came to the conclusion that instead of being involved in the implementation of the goals pursued by the thieves’ world, it is necessary to provide for criminal liability for being involved in the activities of the thieves’ world and to provide for it in a separate article. In addition, the author found that there is no need to provide for the organization of a gathering of the thieves’ world or participation in it as separate manifestations of the objective side in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

The author also presented proposals aimed at improving the negative characteristic of the corpus delicti provided for in Article 324 of the Criminal Code of the RA, as well as providing imperative incentive norms exempting from criminal liability on the condition of demonstrating positive post-crime behavior in Articles 324-325 of the Criminal Code of the RA.

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